The One Good Thing, or "Are Ya Patrick Swayze?" at Washington Stage Guild
Dates: 9/25/2025 - 10/19/2025
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900 Massachusetts Ave NW
District of Columbia, DC 20011
Phone: 202-900-878
Tickets: $60. Senior tickets - $50. Student tickets - $30.
In a small cottage perched above the Irish Sea, brothers Jamie and Tommy live side by side, bound by routine, memory, and a lifetime of unspoken truths. But one morning, after a relentless night of wind and rain, Jamie makes a startling revelation – one that shakes the foundation of their relationship and casts their shared past in a strange new light.
The One Good Thing or “Are Ya Patrick Swayze?” is a darkly funny and deeply moving exploration of brotherhood, grief, and the invisible forces that haunt us. With humor, pathos, and a touch of the supernatural, the play asks what we carry, what we bury, and what, if anything, we’re brave enough to leave behind.
"Unexpected, compelling and dramatically satisfying …the ambiguity, tension and compassion the play exudes ensures that the audience stay in rapt attention. Very little of our drama, whether on TV or in the theatre, focuses on kindness as a central theme; yet Joe Bravaco's play does and is all the more commendable for it." -- BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
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